Punjabi Language Father Support Worker/Group Facilitator

JOB POSTING 2025-161-01

• INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
• Abby Dads
• Punjabi Language Father Support/Group Facilitator
• Wage: 27.00 – $30.00 per hour
• Part-Time: 12 hours per week, Monday to Thursday
• Permanent

Facilitate Group Sessions for Fathers to Provide Support
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Location: Abbotsford

On site

The Punjabi Language Father Support Worker will facilitate weekly, evening, Chai Time/Trucker Time, Anger Awareness, Men in Relationships, and other curriculum-based sessions, and create and maintain relationships with participants and agency and community partners.

Your Role:

Archway’s Punjabi Language Father Support Worker with the Abby Dads contributes by:

• Facilitating Punjabi Language Chai Time and Trucker Time drop-in groups. Facilitates Anger Awareness, Men in Relationships, and various other curriculum-based classes (evening groups, in person and online).
• Providing individual support to clients.
• Communicating with supervisor and fellow staff on a regular basis.
• Facilitating small groups.
• Providing resource referrals and participation documentation to Program participants.
• Documenting sessions, referrals, and client interactions using the CAMS client tracking system.
• Creating and maintaining client files in CARF approved format.
• Providing other related duties as required.

This position is a great fit for someone who enjoys working with people, has good group facilitation skills, is a good communicator, and who has empathy.

Our Offer

• Wage: $27.00–$30.00 per hour.
• A part-time position at 12 hours per week, availability Mondays to Thursdays, from 4:00pm to 9:00 PM.
• Permanent.

Perks include:

• Great in-house training opportunities.
• Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos, and wellness events.
• Free use of Archway’s wellness equipment.
• Business insurance and associated mileage costs for program-related driving is covered by Archway.
• Rewarding work in a positive and supportive environment.
• Work/life balance.

Getting an Interview–you will be considered if you have:

• Diploma in Social work or a related field (completed or in progress).
• At least 1 year experience working with families or at-risk community members.
• Experience providing conflict resolution to clients is an asset.
• Experience facilitating groups is an asset.
• Experience working with clients in crisis is an asset.

The Job Requires you to have:

• Well developed written, verbal, and active listening skills; able to communicate effectively and respectfully with people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Fluency in the Punjabi language—Reading and writing Punjabi
• Well developed conflict resolution skills.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work as a part of a team that includes staff and volunteers.
• Well developed time management and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills and ability to use Microsoft Office 365.
• The ability to interact with clients who are experiencing stressful family dynamics or crisis situations.
• Current Emergency First Aid/CPR level C certificate is a condition of employment.
• A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are to reference Posting # 2025-161-01 in the subject line.

Please submit your cover letter and resume to: [email protected]

Closing date is Sunday, November 2nd

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Your resume may also be forwarded to other programs for their consideration for their job vacancies. If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please include DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line or the email when you apply. Please also include the posting number in the subject.

Diversity Statement

Archway’s goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.

We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

We are committed to investing in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.